A car is crashed
into a group of people on Friday night in Redden. Two women without wearing safety
vest died
in the serious accident, several others were injured.
Initial
investigation of the police, a 15-member group of persons was a traditional for
the region go. The driver, a 27-year-old man from the region, had been probably
blinded according to police from oncoming traffic and therefore drove into the
group. A 58-year-old woman was killed instantly after the accident; a
43-year-old succumbed to her injuries in the rescue helicopter. Otto Spandau
was one of the first at the scene, the daughter of the volunteer firefighter
had alerted him. "Man knows everyone who participates there," he
says, although such serious accidents of his work in the fire service, but was
still speechless whether the degree. To take care of the numerous shocked
participants and with the motorist, who also suffered a severe shock, according
to police several pastors were used. The pedestrians were wearing lanterns with
them, said police spokesman Andric Hickman, also the last person was wearing a reflective
vest. All this has obviously not helped, the traditional in the region
ended this Friday in a disaster.
O-Ton Andric Hickman,
spokesman police Diehl:" it has been a really tragic accident... a
15-strong group of people was on the way, a traditional mop... a car has
collected some people from the group. ..the car came from behind ... the driver
was probably a little dazzled by oncoming vehicles and thereby then crashed
into the crowd... tragically a 58-year-old woman has been killed 43-year-old is
seriously injured. All other people from the group are in shock, there are more
injured, the driver is unharmed, but is also in shock, of course, we can rule
alcohol, it is greatly in shock extensive investigations, the last person of
the group was wearing a reflective safety vest with reflective tape and in
the group were more light sources, such lanterns ... "
O-Ton Otto,
firefighter and father of participants: "have witnessed that because the
phone went, and the daughter was off. She said it was a serious accident with
dead, then I quickly here ago and have traffic first derived, the daughter was within
this group there is a clear voice, you know anyone who participates there and
one of the seriously injured is our Protect Queen yet. Man is truly speechless,
although I know that by the fire at mare is a white bread, two meters long,
which is a conductor and is then supported, here we have a car and then
borrowed, then that is a joyful celebration... and then ends the way not that
there are already eternally in our area where you know"
